萱 — kanji meaning “miscanthus reed”
萱
miscanthus reed
- Meanings
- miscanthus reed
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かや、かんぞう
- Name readings
- か
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2217 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- xuān — Chinese character page
Words with 萱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 萱草 | かんぞう kanzou | daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis); day lily |
| 萱鼠 | かやねずみ kayanezumi | harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| 藪萱草 | やぶかんぞう yabukanzou | orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso); tawny daylily |
| 刈萱 | かるかや karukaya | Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass) |
| 浜萱草 | はまかんぞう hamakanzou | orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. littorea); tawny daylily |
| 野萱草 | のかんぞう nokanzou | orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. disticha); tawny daylily |
| 萱堂 | けんどう kendou | mother |
| 雌刈萱 | めがるかや megarukaya | Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass) |
| 雄刈萱 | おがるかや ogarukaya | Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass) |
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